Jon Jay

Often road kill away from Miami, the Marlins have lately been killers at home under the dome. Attempting to explain this split personality, slugger Giancarlo Stanton said maybe they are more accustomed to the bigness of Marlins Park. Then to illustrate his point, Stanton hit his most monstrous home run there this season, a 479-foot blast (according to Statcast) off the Cardinals' Carlos Martinez, his 26th, in the first inning Tuesday that landed on the concourse to the right of the Budweiser bar. While it got the Marlins off to a resounding start against the winningest team in the major leagues, they weren't able to sustain their recent home dominance as St. Louis rallied...

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